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Aside from the CPU, the GPD WIN Max 2 will come with either 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM, supporting up to 5200 MT/s on the Intel model or 6400 MT ... March29,20226:52am Comment JoãoCarrasqueira TheGPDWinMax2isahandheldgamingPCwiththelatestIntelandAMDCPUs GPD,well-knownforitsvariousWindowsandAndroid-poweredconsolesliketheGPDWin3,hasrevealedalmostallthedetailsofitsnextWindows-poweredgamingconsole,theGPDWINMax2,andit’slookingverypromising.ThenewmodelwillcomewithupgradedIntelandAMDprocessors,alargerdisplaywithnarrowbezels,andmore. IntelCorei7-1280PorAMDRyzen76800U Startingwithperformance,theGPDWINMax2willcomeinIntelorAMDversions,andbothareverypromisingintheirownright.TheIntelmodelwillcomewithanIntelCorei7-1280P(comingfromtheCorei7-1195G7inthepreviousmodel),whichisIntel’stop-tierCPUforultra-mobilePCs.Thisprocessorhasatotalof14coresand20threads,makinguseofIntel’snewhybridarchitecture.Thereare6performancecorescapableofboostingupto4.8GHz,andeightefficientcoresbackingitup.IthasabaseTDPof28W,butitcangoashighas60W.DespitetheincreaseinTDP,thepowerefficiencyofthehybridarchitecturecouldresultinbetterbatterylifeforthisnewmodel. XDAVIDEOOFTHEDAY ThatalsomeansyoucanIntelIrisXegraphics,whicharemostlyunchangedfromthepreviousmodel.Inteldidn’tmakeanymajorupdatestographicswithits12th-generationmobileprocessors.Still,IntelIrisXecandeliverasolidexperienceinmanygames,aslongasyou’rewillingtodialdownsomesettings. AsfortheAMDversion,youcanexpecttoseethenewAMDRyzen76800Uprocessor,whichisalsoabigupgradefromtheRyzen74800UthatwasintheoriginalGPDWINMax.ThisnewprocessorisbasedontheZen3+architectureanditcomeswith8coresand16threads,plussomeunder-the-hoodimprovementscomparedtothepreviousgeneration.Thebigupgradehereisintermsofgraphics,though.ThisprocessorfeaturesAMD’slatestRadeonGraphics600M,whichpromisesfasterGPUperformancethananNVIDIAGeForceMX450,adiscretelaptopGPU.Thatshouldallowyoutoplayevenmoremoderngamesathighersettings,andit’sallthankstotheRDNA2architecture,similartowhat’sinsidetheSteamDeck. AsidefromtheCPU,theGPDWINMax2willcomewitheither16GBor32GBofLPDDR5RAM,supportingupto5200MT/sontheIntelmodelor6400MT/sonAMD.Youalsogeta1TBor2TBPCIeGen3M.22280SSDbuilt-in,withasecondM.22230slotavailableforeasyexpansionwithouttearingthewholePCapart.TheM.22230slotcanalsobeusedforanLTEmodemifyouwantthatkindofconnectivity.Thebatteryhasalsobeenupgradedfroma57Whrunittoa65Whrone. TheGPDWINMax2hasabigger10.1-inchdisplay AmajorupgradewiththeGPDWINMax2willbethedisplay,whichwillcomeinamuchlarger10.1-inchpanelcomparedtotheoriginalWINMax’s8-inchscreen.GPDhassignificantlyshrunkthebordersaroundthedisplay,evenremovingspaceforthewebcamonthebezel. ThedisplaynowcomesinuptoQuadHD+(2560x1600)resolution,thoughthedefaultsettingisFullHD+(1920x1200).Botharestillanupgradefromthe1280x800ofitspredecessor,though,sothisshouldbegoodnewsifyouwantasharperscreen.Aswiththepreviousmodel,thedisplaysupports10-pointmulti-touchanditevenworkswithactivepenswithsupportfor4,096levelsofpressure. Becausethebezelsshrunksomuch,theconsoleisn’tthatmuchbiggerthanitspredecessor,eventhoughthescreenismuchlarger.Itt’sstillslightlybigger,though,nowmeasuring228mmx167mm.Thepreviousmodelmeasured207mmx145mm,butitwasalsothicker. Withoutspaceforthewebcamonthebezel,GPDhasmovedittothehinge,whichissomewhatreminiscentofNintendo’sDSiconsolesbackin2009.Thiswon’tbeidealifyou’reusingitlikealaptop,butitshouldworkwellenoughwhenyou’reholdingtheconsoleinyourhands. Thelargerdesignalsomakesroomforamorespaciouskeyboardfortyping,inadditiontotheusualXbox-stylecontrols,includinganalogtriggersandsticks. IthasThunderbolt4andUSB4 Intermsofports,theGPDWINMax2isalsonotlackinginatall.IthastwoUSBType-Aportsonthesideforperipherals,plusanotherUSBType-Aport,HDMI,andtwoUSBType-Cportsontheback.OneofthoseType-Cportsisabigdeal,though,becauseitnowsupportsUSB4ontheAMDmodels.Previously,youhadThunderbolt4supportontheIntelmodelsoyoucouldhookupanexternalGPUordisplay,buttheAMDversiondidn’tsupportthat.WithUSB4,though,thatshouldnowbepossibleonbothvariants. AnotherimportantfeatureissupportforbothmicroSDandfull-sizeSDcardsatthesametime.Ifyouneedmorestoragespaceandyoudon’twanttofiddlewiththeSSDs,youcaneasilyinstallSDcardsandusethatfordatathatdoesn’trequiresuper-highspeeds. GPDhasalsomovedthepowerbuttontotheedgeofthechassis,onthefrontside.Notonlythat,butthepowerkeynowhasafingerprintreaderbuilt-in,sothelaptopsupportsWindowsHello. Allinall,theGPDWINMax2islookinglikeaverypromisinghandheldWindowsconsole.GPDhasyettosaywhenthedevicewillbeavailable,orevenwhentheIndiegogocampaignwillstart,buthopefully,ithappenssometimesoon.Wealsohavenowordonpricinginformationjustyet. Source:GPD(WeChat) Tags GPDWINMax2 XDA»NewsIn-Depth»TheGPDWinMax2isahandheldgamingPCwiththelatestIntelandAMDCPUs Aboutauthor JoãoCarrasqueira EditoratXDAComputing.I'vebeencoveringtheworldoftechnologysince2018,butI'velovedthefieldforalotlonger.AndIhaveaweirdaffinityforNintendovideogames,whichI'malwayshappytotalkabout. Wearereadersupported.Externallinksmayearnusacommission. 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